Cambus, 25 years old

Cambus, 25 years old

The 7th release from Dramfool is a 25 year old single grain whisky from the closed Cambus distillery, matured in a refill sherry butt. The cask only yielded 47 bottles – aptly called The Leaky Butt!

Cask: Refill Sherry Butt 61985

Filled: 8th August 1991

Bottled: 29th May 2017

Age: 25 years

Strength: 57.4%

Outturn: 47 bottles

Tasting Notes:

Nose neat: Very sweet and fruity - red fruits. Light and spirit with a light note of toffee. Sherry, brown sugar and then lychees become apparent.

Taste neat: Sweet and very fruity - red fruit boiled sweets. Brown sugar, a slight hint of a charred cask, finished up by a rich taste of Werthers Originals.

Nose Diluted:Much lighter with a dry woodiness, green fruit and Werthers Originals.

Taste diluted:Very sweet and fruity again with much creamier Werthers Originals, and a finish of fizzy sherbet.